Treasures From Your Trunk Hamfest

May 20, 2010 by
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Treasures from Your Trunk Swap Meet
Saturday June 5, 2010 —7A-2P
6216 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI (Back Parking Lot)

  • Treasures from Your Trunk Amateur Radio Hamfest and Swap Meet
  • No Admission Ham Fest (Ham Radio Swap Meet)
  • Back Parking lot at the Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc.
  • Free to buyers and sellers.

Featuring Items:
Ham Radio, Computers, Lighting, Stereo, Audio, Electronics, Radios, Video, Car Audio and more.

Back Parking Lot — 6216 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI

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Hamfests are events organized by amateur radio enthusiasts, for social gathering and promotion of the amateur radio hobby. It is mainly a flea market featuring radio and electronics items of interest mainly to Amateur Radio enthusiasts, and the general public is encouraged to attend and participate.

It is not unknown for a seller to ask more for a single part from the box than for the entire box, the intent being to have less stuff when it’s time to go home than the seller arrived with.

Larger old items are often referred to as boat anchors with the suggestion that they are obsolete and of such low value that this is the only use left for them. Numerous jokes are based on this concept, and some sellers will tie ropes to handles, or post signs on especially large and heavy items seeking customers who own aircraft carriers.

Regular attendees often visit their first hamfest in search of some piece of equipment, but end up returning due to the social aspect.

“Ham” is the slang word often used to refer to amateur radio operators who are tested and licensed by world governments to operate their personal two-way radio sets and do non-commercial (amateur) communication with their fellow hobbyists around the globe.

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